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Risk Management and Insurance

 

The University of Mississippi's Risk Management and Insurance program is ranked as the 5th largest program in the United States. Its faculty is dedicated to maximizing student interaction with industry professionals to assist students in finding their own niche in the industry. See www.olemissbusiness.com/insurance/ for more information about this major.

Typical Program of Study

Students typically complete the following courses in their first two years of study:

 
Credit Hours
Freshman Year Courses
Fall
Spring
English 101, English 102 or Liberal Arts 102
3
3
Humanities: History, Philosophy, or
   Modern Foreign Language
3
3
Math 267, 268 (Calculus for Business, Economics,
   and Accountancy I and II) or Math 261, 262
    (Calculus I and II) or Math 271, 272 (Calculus
    of Decision Making I and II)
3
3
Laboratory Science: Astronomy, Biology,
    Chemistry, Geology, or Physics
3-4
3-4
Behavioral or Social Science: Psychology,
    Sociology, Anthropology, or Political Science
3
Fine Arts: Art, Art History, Dance, Music or Theater
3
 
Sophomore Year Courses
Accounting 201, 202 (Introduction to
    Accounting Principles I and II)
3
3
Economics 202, 203 (Principles of Microeconomics
   and Macroeconomics)
3
3
Literature
3
Non-Business Electives
3
3
BUS 250 (Legal Environment of Business)
3
BUS 271 (Business Communication)
3
BUS/ECON 230 (Economic Statistics I)
3
 

In addition to the courses listed above, all Business majors must successfully complete the following core business courses:

MKTG 351 - Marketing Principles
BUS/ECON 302 - Economic Statistics II
FIN 331 - Business Finance I
MIS 309 - Information Technology
MGMT 371 - Principles of Management
MGMT 372 - Production and Delivery
MGMT 493 - Management of Strategic Planning

Risk Management and Insurance majors must also complete the following required major courses:

FIN 341 - Risk and Insurance
FIN 342 - Life and Health Insurance

FIN 441- Commercial Property Insurance
FIN 442 - Commercial Liability Insurance
FIN 542 - Corporate Risk Management

Plus an additional three courses from the following list:

FIN 303 - Money and Banking
FIN 334 - Investments
FIN 338 - Intermediate Financial Management

FIN 351 - Principles of Real Estate

FIN 431 - Financial Decision Making

FIN 445 - Internship (3 or 6 credit hours)

FIN 534 - Managing Financial Institutions
FIN 581 - Futures, Options, and Swaps

All students must complete a total of 7 elective courses. Four of these courses (12 credit hours) must be in non-business subjects, two (6 credit hours) must be in 300 level or above business, management, marketing, finance, MIS, or accountancy subjects that are not required for this major, and one course (3 credit hours) must be either a 300 level or above business, management, marketing, finance, MIS, or accountancy course or a 300 level or above non-business elective.

Note on Prerequisites

 

Many courses have prerequisites for other courses that must be successfully completed prior to enrolling in a particular course. Some of those prerequisites may require a "C" minimum grade in a course to satisfy the prerequisite. Click on the link below for a comprehensive list of all current business course prerequisites.

 

Current List of All Business Course Prerequisites

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